OUR MISSION Preparing Our Community to Meet Life's Challenges The Community Renewal Team Inc. is an anti-poverty agency serving people and families throughout the Connecticut River Valley. Early Care and Education, Meals on Wheels, alternatives to incarceration, supportive housing and shelter, and many other CRT programs give people the skills and the resources to become self-sufficient and to thrive. When America's Johnson's War on Poverty began in 1963, the founders of CRT were already at work addressing the needs of the poor and disadvantaged in Hartford. In 1999, the Community Renewal Team of Greater Hartford Inc. merged with Community Action for Greater Middlesex County to form the Community Renewal Team Inc. CRT now runs major programs in 70 Connecticut towns, including Meals on Wheels, Head Start, homebuyer and energy assistance, nutrition and youth services. For more information, or to make a contribution, please call (860) 560-5471 or (860) 560-5689.